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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
3
A dry goods dealer announces 100 ladies Easter hats newly arrived from New York priced 1.50 to 5.00. He promises broad bargains across all departments, claims to have secured merchandise at low prices from Eastern markets, and offers to share the profit with customers. Read every item carefully.
Local shop advertises petticoats in night or dark colors at 25c, silk options at 50c to 5, white and colored waistlines from 50c, and a vast array of garments. Also promotes dresses, corsets, menswear, hats, belts, shirts, Easter ties, suits from 4.50 to 17.50, shoes, hosiery, linens, carpets, drapes, and window shades with heavy discount emphasis.
The ad listing offers 50 pieces Sheer Lawn at 12 fil per yard 100 pieces fast colored Dimity Sets 4 cts per yard 200 pieces Scotch Law 4 cts per yard Nice Sheer White India Lia 5 cts per yard and more. It promises hundreds of pieces from 1 yard up in Lawns Organdies Dimities and other fabrics plus half price white goods and discounted ready made dresses skirts and suits for women.
Auction notice for 100 dozen extra large linen towels at 10 cents each and 60 inch all linen damask table fabric at 25 cents per yard. Also 100 yards of crash twill at 3 cents per yard and 50 pieces of fine table damask in assorted colors. Do not miss this sale.
Local shop advertises Kid Gloves repair service and stocks 100 pairs of Ladies Kid Gloves priced at 50 cents each. Selection includes Losi ery Corsets Collars and related ladieswear at half price with a broad range from 50 cents to 1.50.
Rail timetable shows No 21 Fast Mail and No 12 Fast Mail with freight and local runs. Sunday freight does not run. Local notices list lawyers and doctors in Oxford Mississippi, plus a flood of social items, personal notes, sermons, and events.
Community mourns for Mrs. Stephens of Anxield and Capt. Gentary with funeral details. Mrs Stephens praised as devoted wife and mother, burial at Mt Zion cemetery, Rev Langley officiating. Capt Gentary, 9 years resident, Christian Church member, died at home after illness. condolences extend to family. John Terple Graves to speak at Students Lyceum Course on April 1, replacing Apollo Male Quartet with Graves in the lineup.
Beehive Millinery invites Saturday shoppers to view the new Easter hats and novelties arriving for spring. The note highlights elegant selections and garden seed offerings. In marriage news, S. B. Butler and Hattie Stone wed near Oxford with praise from friends. W. A. Roane travels to St Louis to buy a complete line of vehicles for Roane & Fon.
Local ad fragment offers buggy and wagon options with contact names Toerxer and Besprex for reasonable figures. The readable text provides little other context or details.
An old classified note lists new pricing for ladies belts and collars, with items labeled Hee agar new Dalley Bele and Coliare 250 to 100. The text is partially unreadable but indicates a price drop or sale range in the catalog.
Mixed notices and ads list a chancery court call in Lalay- He County for guardianship final accounts, various medicines and pet care products, and a broad catalog of household goods and groceries with prices. Includes a request to appear May th to show cause and a spring meeting notice for North Mississippi Presbytery in Holly Springs.
An announcement advertises a new blacksmith shop opening near Matthews' Stable, one door east of PB. Matthews' Stable. Dan Punter offers a range of repair work and day-line services with customer satisfaction emphasized.
An old advertisement seeks buyers for a land half of 79 acres in a named section township and range, with contact via Jack Sanders. A barber advertises a summer diarrhoea remedy. The Knoxville Tribune notes praise for the Schumann Concert at Woomo's building, and reports upcoming Opera House performances by the Schumann Grand Concert Go led by J Saunders Gordon featuring Agnes Pringle, Grace Chalier Osborn, Charlotte Tarrant, and Zo Lime Bolkvoni.
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